We sent a demand letter to OKC requesting the repeal of its ordinance banning political and social signs on medians, roadsides, and street corners. Oklahomans have the First Amendment right to speak in the public square, including on medians and other public areas around roadways.
Almost two years ago, in McCraw v. City of Oklahoma, ACLU and its allies successfully challenged Oklahoma City’s anti-panhandling ordinance, which made it a crime to hold a sign or speak to fellow citizens from medians. A federal appeals court found that ban violated the First Amendment. Since early August we have asked OKC to repeal its unconstitutional ban on political and social signs on medians other parts of the public square.